About Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen is a Brooklyn-based TV producer, director and award-winning music journalist. He’s interviewed the likes of Quincy Jones, Jill Scott, Smokey Robinson and more for publications such as Ebony, Jet, The Root, Village Voice, Wax Poetics, Revive Music and Soulhead. His video work can be seen on PBS/All Arts, Brooklyn Free Speech TV and BRIC TV.

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Mary J. Blige thegrio.com
June 26, 2021
“I don’t know what a Verzuz would do for me," Blige told The Breakfast Club. "Right now, it’s not something…
Ne-Yo and crystal renay marriage thegrio.com
June 26, 2021
Congratulations are in order for singer Ne-Yo and his wife Crystal Renay as they welcome their first daughter together to…
Trump thegrio.com
June 26, 2021
The New York Times reports Trump staff prepped an Insurrection Act in anticipation of a violent response after George Floyd's…
June 26, 2021
After Wendy Williams implied that Da Brat hit on her in a text exchange, the Chicago rapper made it clear…
Mary J. Blige thegrio.com
June 24, 2021
Amazon Prime's Mary J. Blige's 'My Life' documentary showcases her life and her music in a compelling way.
June 24, 2021
A documentary on The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival is one of the greatest collections of Black artistic talent is set…
Lil Baby Seizz Beatz thegrio.com
June 22, 2021
Lil Baby, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and more are receiving top honors at the 2021 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.
June 18, 2021
Sasha Jenkins and Showtime premiere new documentary on Rick James, showing he's more than than a wild man and his…
Buddy Guy Tribeca thegrio.com
June 16, 2021
The documentary ‘Blues Chase The Blues Away’ just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and chronicles the life of Blues…
"Stockholm Syndrome" Premiere - 2021 Tribeca Festival
June 15, 2021
A$AP Rocky is the subject of a new doc, Stockholm Syndrome that debuted this week at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Gary Owen, Kenya Duke
June 12, 2021
Kenya Duke slammed Gary Owen for spending a large part of the one-on-one on The Wendy Williams Show discussing their…
White House
June 12, 2021
The review board was established in 2019 to review civil rights cases, such as lynchings and race-related killings, that have…
Kenya Barris
June 12, 2021
The title of the project has yet to be disclosed, but the comedy film is rumored to mirror the 1967…
June 12, 2021
Officials are working to confirm the news after Gosiame Thamara Sithole was prepared to deliver eight babies. If true, it's…
June 7, 2021
Roy Scott has created an app, Healthy Hip Hop, that uses hip hop music to promote education and healthy living…
June 6, 2021
Noted weatherman Al Roker and his daughter Courtney Roker captured the big day on their respective Instagram pages Friday.
June 6, 2021
The 67th edition of Fortune 500 features Walgreens CEO Rosalind "Roz" Brewer and TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett.
June 6, 2021
Donald Trump returned to the public forum Saturday, delivering a message at the North Carolina Republican Convention.
Breonna Taylor thegrio.com
June 5, 2021
It's been more than a year since Breonna Taylor was killed by police gunfire in her home in Louisville, Kentucky,…
Natalia Bryant thegrio.com
June 5, 2021
Natalia Bryant graduated from high school on Friday. Vanessa Bryant, her mother, posted to Instagram celebrating the accomplishment.